Workforces in the Female Future - By the Numbers

Workforces in the FEMALE FUTURE By the Numbers In the workforce, women make up... 50% 51% OF PROFESSIONALS 38% OF MANAGERS 14% OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES Women still only make 81% as much as men... ..but 4 out of every 10 wives now out-earn their husbands ÖO00000000 The trend is even clearer in YOUNG WOMEN Women under 30 make 8% more than men of the same age Where do 21% Atlanta young women 19% Memphis out-earn 17% New York-Northeastern NJ 16% Sacramento young men 15% San Diego by the 14% Miami-Hileah biggest margin? 14% Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hil 14% Raleigh-Durham 12% Los Angeles-Long Beach 12% Phoenix 12% Richmond-Petersburg Percentage of degrees earned by women 60% Bachelor's Degrees 60% Master's Degrees Young women (18-34) are more likely than young men to say that a high-paying career is important to them 50% Law, Medicine Degrees 42% M.B.A's Produced OPENForum.com Design by George Zhang Compiled by Rieva Lesonsky Sources: XYZ University, The Atlantic, TIME, BusinessWeek, Huffington Post OPEN Forum AMERICAN EXPRESS